Jakub Stachowiak is a poet and bookseller. Originally from Poland, he has lived in Iceland since 2016. He graduated from the University of Iceland in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Icelandic as a second language, and completed a master’s degree in Creative Writing in 2024.
His first poetry collection, Næturborgir (Nocturnal Cities), was published in 2021. This was followed by Úti bíður skáldleg veröld (Outside Awaits a Poetic World) and Flæði 3 (Flow 3) in 2022. In 2023, he published a collection of short prose titled Stjörnufallseyjur (Islands of a Falling Star).